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START and SFF awards support UMBC faculty pursuing research in new directions
The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) and Summer Faculty Fellowship (SFF) awards to 24 UMBC faculty representing a broad range...
Posted: April 28, 2017, 3:43 PM
UMBC’s Elect Her introduces students to electoral politics to boost gender parity in government
UMBC’s Elect Her workshop offered an engaging introduction to electoral politics for dozens of young women from UMBC and local high schools this spring. Kate Drabinski, senior lecturer in gender...
Posted: April 4, 2017, 9:21 PM
UMBC Sondheim Scholar creates the Reach Initiative to support Baltimore teen girls in STEM
As a freshman Sondheim Scholar living in UMBC’s service-focused Shriver Living-Learning Community, Isabel Geisler had big plans. Geisler ’17, global studies, wanted to create a support program for...
Posted: March 22, 2017, 6:14 PM
UMBC students participate in 2017 National Campus Leaders Summit
A group of five UMBC students recently made the trip to Washington, D.C. to serve as leaders and collaborators during the 2017 National Campus Leaders Summit. The event, held at the United States...
Posted: February 24, 2017, 7:32 PM
UMBC faculty comment in media on President Trump’s first week in office
Following President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, several UMBC faculty weighed in on his first week in office and provided commentary and reaction to a range of domestic and foreign policy...
Posted: January 27, 2017, 9:42 PM
UMBC faculty celebrate opportunities to expand collaboration across disciplines
“The complex problems we face do not organize themselves neatly into the categories we’re used to,” says Carole McCann, professor and chair of gender and women’s studies. “We need to think beyond...
Posted: November 8, 2016, 10:36 PM
Critical Social Justice celebrates UMBC as a home for learning, activism, and social change
Each year, Critical Social Justice provides a series of interactive events for the UMBC community to explore social justice from a variety of perspectives. In celebration of UMBC’s 50th...
Posted: October 28, 2016, 6:46 PM
Researchers across disciplines gather for vital conversation about academic freedom
UMBC students, faculty, and staff gathered on May 12, 2016, to honor the work of two accomplished emerging scholars and to engage in a vibrant discussion on academic freedom and the display and...
Posted: May 17, 2016, 5:25 PM
UMBC to have strong presence at the 2016 Latin American Studies Association Conference
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. This year, several UMBC...
Posted: May 6, 2016, 4:32 PM
Viviana MacManus awarded major national fellowship for social justice research
Viviana MacManus, an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, has been awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation....
Posted: April 11, 2016, 2:43 PM
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